A GON Reader Asked:

Thank you, Maria, for helping make the years happier than they might have been! My question: There are several opened food items in my refrigerator that are taking up space. These are items I can't, for some reason, use anymore. My brother doesn't want any of them and most people and food banks don't want something opened, which I understand. Am I a bad person if I toss these? Appreciating you,

--Arlene in MD

Maria Gracia Responded:

Hi Arlene,

We all make purchases that, on occasion, we cannot use shortly after we buy it. Maybe it's a salad dressing that we think we might enjoy, and then discover we don't care for. Perhaps we buy a food that is high sodium right before a doctor advises we go on a low-sodium eating plan. Maybe it's even something someone gave us that we feel guilty tossing, but for one reason or another, we know we're never going to eat it.

It happens to all of us!

You can try asking a family member or friend if they want it, like you have with your brother. But that's as far as it should go. At that point, if nobody is willing to take it off your hands, chalk it up to experience and pitch it.

NO, you're NOT a bad person for tossing it. In fact, just you asking this question tells me that you're a person with a big heart. It's much better that you toss it than allowing it to sit in your refrigerator until it goes bad...in which case you're going to have to toss it eventually anyway.

Get rid of it, guilt-free. Hope this confirmation helps.

P.S. Clear your clutter the fast and easy way with my organizing resource, Goodbye Clutter!

To fast-forward to 501 Tips and Ideas for Finding More Time for the Things You Love, visit:

https://www.getorganizednow.com/rd-time.html

There are slow, difficult ways to get things done and there are fast, easy ways to get the same things done. Use the fast and easy ways and you naturally save time. That's found time that can be spent enjoying those you love and doing the things you enjoy.

Just imagine what extra time each day would do for the quality of your life. Your time is precious. With 501 Tips and Ideas for Finding Time for the Thing You Love, you'll become a master of your time and you'll get more out of life.

We have thousands of readers who LOVE it...and I'm certain you will too! Here are just a few notes from those who love 501 Tips and Ideas for Finding Time for the Things You Love...

'Since reading your book I cannot believe how much more time I have every day for the things I really want to do. I love it!'
-- Nicky Carter, Evadale, Texas

'After reading '501 Tips and Ideas for Finding More Time for the Things You Love' I've discovered so many areas in my life where I've been wasting my time. As I read this book, I found myself nodding in agreement. Page after page contained easy things I could start doing to save myself precious time each day. I've already applied dozens of the tips--and I only finished reading the book at few days ago.'
-- Rhonda EvansMacksburg, Ohio

https://www.getorganizednow.com/rd-time.html

P.S. BONUS SPECIAL...Only Until 11:59 p.m. on FEBRUARY 25: When you get your copy of 501 Tips and Ideas for Finding Time for the Things You Love, you will get $150 in COMPLIMENTARY BONUSES! Don't delay. Get your precious time back today.

___ 1. Do today's task on my February Monthly Organizing Checklist. The February 24 TO DO focuses on email folders. Visit GetOrganizedNow.com to access my February Monthly Organizing Checklist.

___ 2. Replace old bath towels. Is it time to replace bath towels that are torn and stringy? First, check with your local Humane Society. They may want your old ones to use as bedding for the animals. Then, get yourself a nice new set of absorbent bath towels.

___ 3. Check out the answers to these three secrets before they disappear.
* Secret 1 Beware! This is the prime starting point where clutter starts and grows

* Secret 2 Do this and you'll make weeding out your clothes closet a whole lot easier

* Secret 3 Add these 5 ingredients to your bath to make each experience extra special

Visit GetOrganizedNow.com to access these three secrets.

'The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.' (Calvin Trillin)

I'd love to hear from you.

I LOVE GON reader mail! Whether it's a comments, suggestions, or just a note to say hello, REPLY to this email with a short note.

And remember...there's no better time to get organized, than to Get Organized Now!

Warmly,

Maria Gracia
Get Organized Now!
getorganizednow.com

(c) Copyright 2022 by Maria Gracia, Get Organized Now!

* Copyright, contact and reprint information:
getorganizednow.com/contact.html

* You signed up to receive our Idea-Kit and/or our Newsletter at our Get Organized Now! Web site. We never add names unless you have voluntarily opted in.

* We never rent, trade or sell our email list to anyone. You'll never get an unsolicited email from a stranger as a result of joining this list.

* If you happen to purchase anything I recommend in this newsletter, or any of my communications, I may receive compensation. Still, I only recommend what I truly believe in and share with my friends and family. If you ever have an issue with anything I recommend, please let me know. I want to make sure I am always serving you at the highest level.

* To subscribe, visit:
getorganizednow.com/free-ezine.html


* To unsubscribe, if you absolutely must go, please click the link below. However . . .

YIKES! - If you unsubscribe, you'll lose all the complimentary organizing resources I share with my loyal readers each week. You'll lose the tips, reader ideas, reader clinics, complimentary videos, ebooks, resource recommendations, and the many valuable bonuses I offer each month. Please don't go. I love sending you all of this free training. I'd be lost and lonely without you. If there is something more you would like from my newsletters, then please reply to this email and let me know.
-- Maria Gracia